पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · October 20, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.77°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra15.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.51°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha204.31°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.34°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra229.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani197.85°TulāSvātī P4

Melbourne, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · AEST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:39 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:11 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:02 – 18:41
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:44
Gulika Kāla15:23 – 17:02
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:28 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:07 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:25 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:44 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:23 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:02 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:41 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:02 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:23 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:44 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:25 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:46 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:07 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868120.27
Julian Day2456585.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0458°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.74°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0458°), declination -10.33°, EoT 15.70 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2013-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)